fallen blossoms
carpet the ground,
mottled by sunlight.
Orange Earth [Haiku]
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Buds & Blossoms [Haiku]
buds & blossoms,
in vibrant red, gussy up
a dreary cityscape.
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River’s Rise [Lyric Poem]
Stumps are underwater. The pebble beach is gone. Floating docks slant downstream as fast waters roll on. Detritus on pylons: a beaver dam of wood. Coffee brown waters flow where yesterday I stood. Will the levees stand strong until the surge recedes? Will the flood wash away the willows and the reeds?
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The Desert Calls [Lyric Poem]
The desert called; its tone silent. It asked me out, and so I went. One patch of dune looked like the rest; so, I couldn't tell which place was best to burn just like a slice of bread stuck in the slot, 'mid burning threads: those glowing wires, exuding heat that burn the head and burn the feet. And so, I marched across the sands in search of more temperate lands, but I never reached such a place and vanished there, without a trace.
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Reclamation [Haiku]
a mined gouge in the hilly, green landscape: reclaimed by trees.
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Proof of Life [Lyric Poem]
Something shakes the high grass,
what it is I can't say.
I see flowers tremble,
near a part-line splay.
I hear dry stems rattle
to some darting moves.
But a creature's existence
still remains unproved.
Maybe it's delirium,
or a trick of the wind.
I catch no flash of fur
on which my claim to pin.
Even from the watchtower,
my grounds are circumstantial.
I can't give proof of life --
at least not that's substantial.
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Tree Unique [Haiku]
to human eyes,
the man-made stands out —
while trees seem the same
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Shy Sunflowers [Haiku]
summer sun so bright
the sunflowers take a break,
& turn backs to light.
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Long Shadow [Haiku]
summer evening:
long shadows climb steps
their source won’t reach.
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Spiky-Legged Spider [Haiku]
spider works its prey; its movement is beautiful. its spikes - less so.
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